Castle

Budapest

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October 19th 2007
We're going to break up the entries a bit from now on so you don't read about a place and have to go the next pages at the bottom to see what we're talking about. Our enthusiasm has definitely waned so these will have far less detail than the first one. Promise. We travelled to Budapest by train and bus through Austria. Organised a hostel right in the center of Pest at the train station tourist ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest

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Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive milita... ... read more